When Charles Dickens wrote Oliver Twist beginning in January of 1837, he wrote it in installments and intended for his audience to read it that way.  As intrepid AP Senior English students, you will have the opportunity to read this novel as it was originally intended.  

For the next 24 weeks we will discuss the latest installment of Oliver Twist as indicated by the table below.  Some weeks we will discuss the installment in class using a seminar format.  Some weeks we will discuss the installment on-line, using the Mrs. Baggett's Neighborhood Message Board.

Starting with the first session, each of you will be expected to write a Dialectical Journal or a Reading Analysis entry  for each installment we discuss in class, due at the beginning of class on the day of our discussion.  

The requirements for the Message Board discussions include at least 3 entries on three different topics in the forum, plus at least 3 responses to others' entries.  You should also read ALL of the entries and responses for all the topics on the forum for that installment.  Finally, you must make your entries/responses on at least 3 different days before the due date.

As we investigate Oliver Twist installment by installment, you are expected to do four things:

1. Read each installment before the day of class discussion, according to the schedule;
2. Write a dialectical journal entry, a reading analysis or  make entries on the message board, depending on the schedule, unless an alternative assignment is given on the weekly installment page;
3. Peruse the weekly online webpage for news, questions to ponder, and assorted items relating to the weekly installment;
4. Learn the vocabulary words listed on the weekly installment pages. You will be tested on the words each six weeks, and the test will be cumulative (i.e., for the third six weeks you will be tested on all vocabulary words from all installments read during the first semester).
5. Note: Each time you use a vocabulary word correctly in any of your class assignments or tests, you will be given one extra point per word on your assignment/test grade.  You must, however, circle each vocabulary word you use in order to obtain credit.